
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both merchants and warriors
Arabia and the Arabs provides the only up-to-date, one-volume survey of the region and its peoples, from prehistory to the coming of Islam
Using a wide range of sources - inscriptions, poetry, histories, and archaeological evidence - Robert Hoyland explores the main cultural areas of Arabia, from ancient Sheba in the south, to the deserts and oases of the north. He then examines the major themes of
*the economy
*society
*religion
*art, architecture and artefacts
*language and literature
*Arabhood and Arabisation
The volume is illustrated with more than 50 photographs, drawings and maps.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- LIST OF PLATES
- LIST OF MAPS AND FIGURES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 EAST ARABIA
- 2 SOUTH ARABIA
- 3 NORTH AND CENTRAL ARABIA
- 4 ECONOMY
- 5 SOCIETY
- 6 RELIGION
- 7 ART, ARCHITECTURE AND ARTEFACTS
- 8 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- 9 ARABHOOD AND ARABISATION
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY